Necktie-retainer



C. SJOMAN.

NECKTIE RETAINER. APPLICATION man APR. 23, 1920.

1,364,326, Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

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NECKTIE-RETAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4:, 1921.

Application filed April 23, 1920. Serial No. 376,159.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL SJOMAN, a sub: ject of the King of England, and a resident of the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Necktie-Retainers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My inventionrelates to improvements in neck tie retainers, and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a neck tie retainer which obviates the necessity of passing a tie around a collar, but which will permit the use of an ordinary fourin hand tie with a collar, such as a soft collar, the tie being quickly fastened in position and being held securely.

A further object of my invention is to pro vide a tie retainer which is simple in construction and which may be made at a relatively small cost.

A further object of my invention is to provide a neck tie retainer which is easily removed and which does not necessitate the untying oi the tie therefrom, but which will retain the tie in its tied condition ready for instant attachment when desired.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features oi the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this ap plication in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of my invention,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view of the device,

Fig. 3 is a plan view, and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view through a collar showing the retainer in position.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a bar consisting of a single piece of wire hav ing a sharpened point 1 at the end of a pin portion 2. The opposite end of the pin is bent back upon itself as shown at 3 to form a parallel portion 4:- The portion 4 is bent upwardly and then downwardly to form a U shaped end portion 5.

In the use of the device a four-in-hand tie 8 is first tied around a pencil or other suitable form and is then slipped over the port1on a, the loop of the tie being drawn up to fit snugly. The point 1 of the pin is then inserted through the under portion 6 of the collar 7, while the U shaped loop 5 is suspended from the upper edge of the extension of the under portion of the collar as shown in the drawings. The pointed end 1 of the pm is preferably passed inside of the loop 5 in order to retain it in position. The other portion of the collar may now be buttoned so that the collar will cover the edges of the tie. The tie now has the appearance of the ordinary four-inhand tie.

It may be removed by lifting the U shaped suspension member from the collar, unhooking the pin and then pulling it out. The tie may remain on the retainer and may be quickly attached to the collar when desired.

I claim:

1. A neck tie retainer comprising a bar having an integral pin portion bent back upon itself at one end, said pin portion eX- tending parallel with said bar, and a U shaped integral loop at the opposite end of the bar, said loop being arranged to receive a portion of a collar.

2. A neck tie retainer comprising a bar having an inte 'ral pin portion bent back and extending parallel with the bar, an integral loop of U shape form extending from the opposite end of the bar at right angles to the bar, said loop being arranged to engage the pin portion of the retainer.

CARL SJ OMAN. 

